text_original: Since that had broken down he had been striving to maintain Eng  land's influence by separate alliances ; he hoped in the conference to use this position in the interests of peace. But first of all the alliance with the Emperor must be made closer, and the Emperor showed signs of demanding that this closer alliance should be purchased by a breach with France.
text_transcription: SINCE THAT HAD BROKEN DOWN HE HAD BEEN STRIVING TO MAINTAIN ENGLAND'S INFLUENCE BY SEPARATE ALLIANCES HE HOPED IN THE CONFERENCE TO USE HIS POSITION IN THE INTERESTS OF PEACE BUT FIRST OF ALL THE ALLIANCE WITH THE EMPEROR MUST BE MADE CLOSER AND THE EMPEROR SHOWED SIGNS OF DEMANDING THAT THIS CLOSER ALLIANCE SHOULD BE PURCHASED BY A BREACH WITH FRANCE
phonemes: sˈɪns ðæt hæd bɹˈoʊkən dˌaʊn hiː hɐdbɪn stɹˈaɪvɪŋ tə meɪntˈeɪn ˈɛŋ lˈændz ˈɪnfluːəns baɪ sˈɛpɹət ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz ; hiː hˈoʊpt ɪnðə kˈɑːnfɹəns tə jˈuːz ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv pˈiːs. bˌʌt fˈɜːst ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪ ɐlˈaɪəns wɪððɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈʌst biː mˌeɪd klˈoʊsɚ, ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ʃˈoʊd sˈaɪnz ʌv dᵻmˈændɪŋ ðæt ðɪs klˈoʊsɚɹ ɐlˈaɪəns ʃˌʊd biː pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ɐ bɹˈiːtʃ wɪð fɹˈæns.